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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/16/2017
Fontana Lake.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Fontana Dam.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Crossing Fontana Dam.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Views from Fontana Dam.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Views from Fontana Dam.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Entering Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
A brief roadwalk getting to the actual trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Start of the actual trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
One of the first viewpoints along Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Views from Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Russell Field shelter.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/14/2017
Most shelters have a reliable water source and a privy.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
Foggy morning on the trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
Foggy morning on the trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
Foggy morning on the trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
Summit of Rocky Top (great views when not foggy!).
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
Views from the Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
The Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
One of the many small mountain summits on this section of the Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/15/2017
Views from the Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/16/2017
One of the many shelters along this stretch of the Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/16/2017
Getting above the clouds on the approach to Clingmans Dome.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/16/2017
Getting above the clouds as we approach Clingmans Dome.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/16/2017
Views from the Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/16/2017
Views from the Appalachian Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/16/2017
Approaching Clingmans Dome.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/09/2016
Clingmans Dome observation tower.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/09/2016
Looking back toward Fontana Lake from Clingmans Dome.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/09/2016
Views from Clingmans Dome.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/09/2016
Views from Clingmans Dome.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
10/09/2016
Views from Clingmans Dome.
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